- Date
- September 13, 1995, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boyne Falls, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76919Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950913029669A
- Case key
- 10031
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the airplane ballooned on touchdown. He stated he added power and the airplane touched down a second time. After the second touchdown, a 'thump noise' was heard followed by the airplane veering off the right side of the runway. Inspection of the airplane revealed a sideload failure of the landing gear.
Factual narrative
On September 13, 1995, at 1700 eastern standard time, a Cessna 140, N76919, experienced a loss of control, landing gear collapse and collision with the runway while landing at the Boyne Mountain Airport, Boyne Falls, Michigan. The private pilot was operating the airplane on a personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Mackinac County Airport, on September 13, 1995, at 1625 est.
The pilot reported that upon touchdown the airplane ballooned. He stated he added power and the airplane touched down again. He stated that after the second touchdown, while rolling out, he heard a "thump noise" and the nose of the airplane turned to the right. He stated the airplane traveled off the right side of the runway prior to coming to a stop with the left main gear collapsed.
The Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who inspected the airplane after the accident stated that it appeared the airplane ballooned on landing then touched down sideways which resulted in an a sideload failure of the left main landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76919
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11361
- Airframe hours
- 2,749
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Schmidt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1995 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 83D · Mackinac Co., MI
- Destination
- BFA
- Airport
- BFA · Boyne Mountain, runway 17, 5,191 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 540 total · 220 in this make and model · 490 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PLN, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N76919 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.